Acquired psychiatric disorder decisions — 2005

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, due to lack of credible supporting evidence for in-service stressors and no medical link between his current condition and service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric disability, including PTSD, and chronic schizophrenia were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board found that the veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board found that the veteran's initial manifestations of schizophrenia can be traced back to his service, establishing service connection for paranoid schizophrenia.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for schizophrenia and PTSD, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim of service connection for schizophrenia.

The Board found that the veteran's schizophrenia is not related to his military service and denied his claim.

The veteran's service-connected paranoid type schizophrenia has been rated at 50 percent since before his increased rating claim. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating as there is no occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Board denied reopening the claim of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that no new and material evidence had been received.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and readjudication due to procedural deficiencies and additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the claimed psychiatric disability, chancroid with lymphadenitis, kidney disorder, and abdominal pain/vomiting including dysentery and cholera.

The veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than August 7, 1992 for the award of service connection for paranoid schizophrenia is denied as it was filed over a year from his separation from service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed psychiatric disorders, including PTSD, and sleep disorder were not incurred or aggravated by service. The preponderance of evidence is against these claims.

The veteran's death was not the result of his own willful misconduct, and he was entitled to a total disability rating for schizophrenia at least as early as January 16, 1991. The effective date for the award is set to January 16, 2005.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for psychiatric disability.

The veteran's death was caused by metastatic prostate cancer, with schizophrenia and atherosclerosis as significant contributing conditions. The RO needs to obtain medical opinions regarding the cause of death and need for SMC based on aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, finding that the earliest valid claim was filed on August 18, 1993.

The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative right knee injury is not related to his military service, and his acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) was first shown years after service and is not linked to any incident of service. The claims for increased evaluation and TDIU are also pending.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the veteran's PTSD is related to his military service and has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as denial of hearing loss and skin cancer.